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‘LEAVE NOW WHEN THE OVATION IS LOUD’ – I GO DYE WRITES BUHARI

With the letter from
former President Olusegun Obasanjo, advising President Mohammadu Buhari not to
seek reelection causing political uproar in the politity, ace comedian and UN
ambassador, I Go Dye, has written his own letter to the President, also, advising
him to leave now as the ovation. Is still loud for him.

I Go Dye who spoke to
Vanguard on his combustible letter said he had actually planned to release his
own letter before the OBJ back in December, but the Yuletide activities and
preparation of burial of his late PA held him up.

In his usual version
of not mincing words and not minding whose horse is gored, the humour merchant
pours out his heart in his letter to the President, charging him to be a hero
rather than a villain in the history books of the nation.

Here is an excerpt of
the letter

“A passionate appeal
to Excellency,President Mohamadu Buhari,not contest the 2019 Presidential
elections and a clarion call to all tradition leaders,Ex-presidents,diplomatic
communities elder statesmen,professional bodies,entertainers and Nigerian
youths to lay their voices to end political recycling, because a future
bequeathed to Nigerian youths today, will be the best legacy.

Sir,with profound
respect to your personality do I write this letter, Sir,with profound respect
to your personality do I write you this letter, Please allow me the privilege
to politely take you through some of the best moments of your life as a youth.
I have questioned my fears when i looked back at our history, as a people and
the many opportunities that has been denied the youths of my generation.

The youths of today
are grieving everyday, because so much has been taken away from them. They have
been denied the right to good life,quality education,freedom,justice,
sustainable means of livelihood and above all, the freedom to leadership.

These opportunities
were given in the past,remarkably many great Nigerians including your humble
self,enjoyed the very best from our great country.How come my generation has
been short changed and left in dissolution and uncertainty? We all have our
different birth dates, yours was in 1942.

You joined the
Nigerian Army at the age of 19 in 1961.Just three years in military service,
Nigerian government sent you and a few others to commonwealth military academy
training at Aldershot in England, between 1962- 1963. A testimony of how
government cared and protected the youths at that time. At 22 years you were
already the platoon commander of the second infantry Battalion.

Thereafter, at the age
of 25years you were the among the few soldiers that were involved in the
counter- coup of 1966, which included your colleagues in service, Abacha 23
years,IBB 25 years and the oldest was Danjuma 28 years and a host of others. At
youthful age, In 1975, at 33 years, you were already the Governor of North
Eastern States .While in 1976 at 34 years ,you were appointed as the minister
of petroleum.Meanwhile, two years later, in 1979,I was born into this world,the
story has been the same old story,when e go better?

In 1983, at the age of
41 years as a sign of displeasure with the Shehu Shagari led civil government,
you conquered your fears and risked your life to overthrow the democratic
structure at that time,at this young age 41 you became the Head of State. Today
you are 75years old, and president of Nigeria, nothing can be found to still be
missing, apart from the fact that the youths have not be protected even in your
administration.

As highlighted then,
most of the issues facing the country,is still killing the ordinary Nigerians
today,no electricity,no food,no shelter,no employment and many other social
problems.

Let me recall,
previously I wrote you a letter titled: logic and reasons with out guns,I spoke
on some issues affecting us as a people.If we don’t change our political
process,sooner than later, the youths will demand for it,I just pray it’s not
too late. Sir,I am not against your political ambition,neither am I opposing
your interest but I am of the view that it’s better to leave the stage when the
ovation is loud.

Honestly
speaking,there is nothing new for you to conquer,the only sacrifice that will
bring more honour to your personality, is for you to lead the process of
advancing and transferring political leadership to the youths.

The best gift that you
can obviously give to my generation is to activate and set the process of
ending the long and over -due political recycling’s that has denied the youths
their rightful place in our political history as Nation.

Today, some people are
already clamouring that you should continue in power,they have a right to their
opinions, but I feel we all owe this Nation the truth at all times. Since you
became president, life has taught many of us that the circumstance of life are
unforeseeable, It will be honourable to become an elder statesman at this time
of your life.

Most of those
instigating this continuation are doing it mostly for their selfish interest
,because of what they are gaining or stand to gain, if you remain in power,do
they really care about what you will be remembered for Sir,once again,nature
has presented to you an opportunity to live as our new generation hero and many
young Nigerians are waiting, for you to have compassion for the youths,by
lending them the privileges to define who governs them and stop the recycling
that has kept us captives.”

‘LEAVE NOW WHEN THE OVATION IS LOUD’ – I GO DYE WRITES BUHARI
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January 24, 2018
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